John Foxe, PhD, has devoted his career to improving the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disorders. Now he is helping assemble the scientific teams and talent necessary to take on some of the most devastating diseases in medicine.

New research initiative will seek to deepen our understanding of the causes and mechanisms of Alzheimer’s, what can be done to diagnose this complex disease earlier, and identify new strategies to preserve memory and cognition as we age.

The Center for Health + Technology will tap into new technologies – such as smartphones, wearable sensors, remote monitoring, and virtual house calls – to both improve care and research for patients with neurological disorders.

New center will build upon URMC’s longstanding place as a national hub for the development and application of behavioral interventions for autism spectrum disorder and other childhood neuropsychiatric disorders.

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